Ben De Raes

Ben De Raes

Actor · Director · Writer

Antwerp, Belgium

Biography

Ben De Raes (1990, Antwerp) is a documentary filmmaker based in Brussels. Ben is interested in labour, communality and resistance. His films start from documentary but are influenced by fiction and experimental cinema. He holds a Master in Audiovisual Arts at KASK, Ghent, Belgium. Ben is a founding member of dagvorm_cinema, a filmmaker-collective that runs a cinema and shared post-production spaces with cooperative ideals. His films have been presented at Beursschouwburg, Visite, Working Title Film Festival and Encounters.

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Ben De Raes 1

Representative Works

Kapital Europe
Kapital Europe
No Rating Yet
/ English
For What It's Worth
For What It's Worth
2.0
/ English
The Miracle of Life
The Miracle of Life
3.5
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Kapital Europe
2025Nominee

Best Director

Kapital Europe

For What It's Worth
2023Nominee

Best Director

For What It's Worth

The Miracle of Life
2013Nominee

Best Performance

The Miracle of Life